#238

Four Amusing Nursery Rhyme Bunnies by Effanbee
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$300
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Description
20" (51 cm.) excluding ears. Each is of stuffed printed cotton cloth with nursery rhyme or Easter theme designs,in delicate pastel colors,and having pink painted clear eyes,floppy cloth ears,and original matching costumes; one bunny has velvet face and flannel costume. Condition: some fading and dustiness,overall good. Marks: Effanbee (cloth tag on one). Comments: Effanbee,circa 1940s. Value Points: interesting variations of the use of scant material during the war years to create endearing toys.